Washington (CNN) With 182 days left before the 2018 election, all signs are pointing to a Democratic wave . But new national polling from CNN does provide a glimmer of hope for panicky Republicans. Or, more accurately, it shows a possible path by which disaster might be avoided at the ballot box this fall. Here's a theory: People, broadly, speaking, don't connect Trump all that closely to the party with which he ostensibly belongs. Leave open the possibility then that as the election draws closer, the discussion is more about the state of the country than Trump.

Source: CNN May 08, 2018 15:56 UTC